I’m not Canadian. I studied in Canada before moving back to my home country. But I genuinely love this country and I want to see Canada thrive. How can I say this without offending anyone…? I’m about to ruffle some feathers. Every single political news that seems to come out of Alberta makes me think "Wow !! These folks seem the most ignorant in Canada" Your Premier Danielle Smith attended a party with Tucker Carlson. This is the same guy who said angry Ottawa truckers should "find Trudeau" and “deal with him”. He wasn’t joking. He said that again and again. Is this really what you want? A bunch of angry guys lynching the Prime Minister? Let’s say it actually happens. They storm his house and beat him up. Then what? What exactly happens next…? How can any self-respecting Canadian Premier attend an event with a man who made these statements? https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/danielle-smith-facing-federal-criticism-after-participating-in-alberta-tucker-carlson-events/ She was once a newspaper columnist and published articles defending tobacco companies. For instance, she attacked the World Health Organization and claimed smoking wasn’t actually very harmful. She accused scientists of being “corrupt” (lol) and she quoted a tobacco industry lobbyist named Gio Batta Gorri: [image: 293aedbe-0025-41a8-85a1-0a3048c3ba31.jpeg] How did this such dishonest weasel become Head of Government? Now, she introduce a bill that will allow corporations to wire money to Alberta parties: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-overhauls-election-laws-to-allow-corporate-donations-change-referendum-thresholds-1.7522144 How exactly would that improve the life of ordinary people?? And why are so many members of the Alberta Legislative Assembly going along with this plan?! These stupid politicians didn’t fall from the sky. They all got elected I don’t know why this is happening. It’s so sad.

That’s the one. I don’t know if my memory of that era comports with actual history, but this is how I remember it playing out: It looked like the Conservative attack ads were going to win the election for them again, just as they had against Dion and Ignatieff. They were ahead and gaining in the polls, and the Liberals seemed to have no response. The slogan was, “Trudeau: he’s just not ready.” Then the polls stabilized for a few days, and the Liberals released that ad. The polls started rapidly reversing, and the Liberals decisively swept into power. I don’t think I even saw another, “he’s not ready,” attack ad from the Conservatives again after that. EDIT: One can debate how much of an effect that ad had, and whether Trudeau’s actions matched its promises, but for me it will always stick out as a good bit of political strategy.